Sutton Public Schools

Civil Rights TrainingCivil Rights Training

Why provide on-line training?

Annual training is mandated by DESE.Annual training is mandated by DESE. All employees are required to participate.All employees are required to participate. This training protects individuals and the This training protects individuals and the

district and ensures that all employees know district and ensures that all employees know their rights and responsibilities.their rights and responsibilities.

What is non-discrimination?

Sutton Public Schools is committed to Sutton Public Schools is committed to ensuring that all programs and facilities are ensuring that all programs and facilities are accessible to all.accessible to all.

We actively seek to prevent discrimination We actively seek to prevent discrimination or harassment on the basis of age, color, or harassment on the basis of age, color, disability, national origin, religion, race, or disability, national origin, religion, race, or sexual orientation.sexual orientation.

Federal Law: Title IX

Prohibits discrimination or harassment related to Prohibits discrimination or harassment related to gender, including sexual harassment.gender, including sexual harassment.

Refer to the district sexual harassment policy for Refer to the district sexual harassment policy for specifics regarding steps taken to investigate. specifics regarding steps taken to investigate. School personnel must contact their administrator School personnel must contact their administrator or appropriate personnel if a complaint is made.or appropriate personnel if a complaint is made.

Carol McMahon is the Title IX Coordinator.Carol McMahon is the Title IX Coordinator.

Federal Law: Title VI

Protects against discrimination based on Protects against discrimination based on race, color, and national origin.race, color, and national origin.

Applies to students, parents, and Applies to students, parents, and employees.employees.

Prohibits discrimination in student class Prohibits discrimination in student class assignments or ability tracking and protects assignments or ability tracking and protects ELL students.ELL students.

Title IX: Understanding Sexual Harassment

Sexual harassment creates a hostile environment Sexual harassment creates a hostile environment due to inappropriate speech, materials, or actions.due to inappropriate speech, materials, or actions.

Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination and includes unwelcome sexual advances, requests and includes unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, or other conduct of a sexual for sexual favors, or other conduct of a sexual nature.nature.

Sexual harassment interferes with school or work Sexual harassment interferes with school or work performance and creates an intimidating or performance and creates an intimidating or offensive environment.offensive environment.

Title IX: Understanding Sexual Harassment

Examples or prohibited activities that might Examples or prohibited activities that might create a hostile work/learning environment create a hostile work/learning environment might include:might include: Vulgar or explicit sexually related Vulgar or explicit sexually related

epithets, abusive languageepithets, abusive language Sexually explicit behavior or indecent Sexually explicit behavior or indecent

exposure by students or employeesexposure by students or employees Graffiti, posters, or calendars.Graffiti, posters, or calendars.

Reporting Requirements

Any employee or student who believes he/she has Any employee or student who believes he/she has been the victim or harassment or discrimination been the victim or harassment or discrimination should report it to a building administrator, should report it to a building administrator, counselor, or teacher.counselor, or teacher.

Active investigations will result from the report, Active investigations will result from the report, as applicable and may result in sanctions up to as applicable and may result in sanctions up to suspension or dismissal.suspension or dismissal.

If the conduct violates the law, the appropriate If the conduct violates the law, the appropriate authorities will be notified.authorities will be notified.

Federal Law: Section 504

Requires that no qualified disabled person shall be Requires that no qualified disabled person shall be discriminated against or be excluded from discriminated against or be excluded from participation in an activity.participation in an activity.

A disability is a mental or physical impairment A disability is a mental or physical impairment that limits a person’s major life activities (self-that limits a person’s major life activities (self-care, walking, seeing, learning, breathing, care, walking, seeing, learning, breathing, speaking, working.)speaking, working.)

Reasonable accommodations/modifications must Reasonable accommodations/modifications must be made to provide access to programs and/or be made to provide access to programs and/or facilities.facilities.

Federal Law: Section 504

No discrimination against a person with a No discrimination against a person with a disability will be permitted in any of the disability will be permitted in any of the programs of Sutton Public Schools.programs of Sutton Public Schools.

Questions about eligibility and enforcement Questions about eligibility and enforcement should be directed to the 504 Coordinator, should be directed to the 504 Coordinator, Theodore Friend.Theodore Friend.

Federal Law: Title II (ADA)

Prohibits discrimination against access to Prohibits discrimination against access to programs and facilities, free appropriate programs and facilities, free appropriate public education for elementary and public education for elementary and secondary students, and employment secondary students, and employment discrimination.discrimination.

Applies to special education services, Applies to special education services, evaluations, IEPs, and student discipline.evaluations, IEPs, and student discipline.

Tips for Addressing Harassment/Discrimination

Enlist parents, students, and community Enlist parents, students, and community groups in the effort.groups in the effort.

Monitor the school climate.Monitor the school climate. Foster respect and appreciation for Foster respect and appreciation for

diversity,diversity, Be sensitive to religious holidays.Be sensitive to religious holidays. Implement measures to address harassment Implement measures to address harassment

immediately and effectively.immediately and effectively.

More Tips

Collaborate with law enforcement and Collaborate with law enforcement and outside agencies.outside agencies.

Review crisis intervention plans.Review crisis intervention plans. Document and report all harassment Document and report all harassment

incidents.incidents.

Care and Protection of Children Under 18

School personnel are mandated reportersSchool personnel are mandated reporters If school personnel have reasonable cause If school personnel have reasonable cause

to suspect physical or emotional abuse or to suspect physical or emotional abuse or substantial risk of harm/neglect they must substantial risk of harm/neglect they must follow DCF reporting requirements.follow DCF reporting requirements.

Please consult with school principals or the Please consult with school principals or the district special education director for district special education director for assistance if abuse or neglect is suspected.assistance if abuse or neglect is suspected.

Overview of Physical Restraint Guidelines

& Upcoming Changes

Physical Restraint of Students

State Regulations: 603 CMR 46.00State Regulations: 603 CMR 46.00

Significant Changes to restraint regulations Significant Changes to restraint regulations will take effect January 1, 2016.will take effect January 1, 2016.

Staff Rights/Responsibilities Right to use reasonable force to protect oneself, a Right to use reasonable force to protect oneself, a

student, or others from assault or imminent, student, or others from assault or imminent, serious, physical harm.serious, physical harm.

Right to report a crime.Right to report a crime. Mandated reporting responsibilities.Mandated reporting responsibilities. Rights of law enforcement/school security/judicial Rights of law enforcement/school security/judicial

authorities to exercise responsibilities such as authorities to exercise responsibilities such as detaining student alleged to have committed a detaining student alleged to have committed a crime or posing a security risk. crime or posing a security risk.

Who should receive training?

All school staff should read and be familiar All school staff should read and be familiar with the regulations. The policy is located with the regulations. The policy is located in the principals’ offices.in the principals’ offices.

Lack of knowledge of the law will not Lack of knowledge of the law will not protect you or your students from the protect you or your students from the consequences of inappropriate actions.consequences of inappropriate actions.

General Administration of Restraint Requirements Remain

Administered only by trained personnelAdministered only by trained personnel

Must use minimum amount of force Must use minimum amount of force necessary in the safest manner possible.necessary in the safest manner possible.

Have an adult non-participating witness Have an adult non-participating witness when possible.when possible.

General Prohibitions Remain

Chemical Restraint, Mechanical Restraint Chemical Restraint, Mechanical Restraint and Seclusion are Prohibited.and Seclusion are Prohibited.

Only Physical Restraint is permitted.Only Physical Restraint is permitted.

Overview of Significant Changes:

1.1. New definition of seclusion.New definition of seclusion.

2.2. Use definition and requirements for the use of time out.Use definition and requirements for the use of time out.

3.3. Additional Prohibition on the use of physical restraint.Additional Prohibition on the use of physical restraint.4.4. Requirement to consider known or suspected trauma history.Requirement to consider known or suspected trauma history.

5.5. New protocols for extended restraint.New protocols for extended restraint. 6.6. Prone restraints generally prohibited. Prone restraints generally prohibited.

7.7. New documentation required when prone restraint used. New documentation required when prone restraint used.

8.8. Restraint reporting requirement increased.Restraint reporting requirement increased.

9.9. New weekly and monthly administrative review.New weekly and monthly administrative review.

10.10. Additional Provisions to include in training and policy. Additional Provisions to include in training and policy.

Changing Definition of Seclusion

Current:Current: Physically confining student Physically confining student

alone in a room or limited alone in a room or limited space without access to space without access to school staff.school staff.

Does not include “time out” Does not include “time out”

procedures during which a procedures during which a staff member remains staff member remains accessible to studentaccessible to student

01/01/201601/01/2016 Involuntary confinement of Involuntary confinement of

student alone in a room or student alone in a room or area from which the student area from which the student is physically prevented from is physically prevented from leaving.leaving.

Does not include “time out” Does not include “time out” as defined in 603 CMR 46.02as defined in 603 CMR 46.02

Changing Requirements for Time Out

CurrentCurrent No Specific definition.No Specific definition.

Only requirement is that a Only requirement is that a staff member must remain staff member must remain accessible to student. accessible to student.

01/01/201601/01/2016 Defined as behavioral Defined as behavioral

support strategy in which a support strategy in which a student is temporarily student is temporarily separated from the learning separated from the learning activity or classroom, either activity or classroom, either by choice or by direction by choice or by direction from staff for the purpose of from staff for the purpose of calming. calming.

Several requirements for Several requirements for use.use.

New Requirements for the use of Time Out (effective 1/1/2016) Student must be continuously observed by Student must be continuously observed by

staff.staff. Staff must be with student or immediately Staff must be with student or immediately

available at all times.available at all times. Space used must be clean, safe, sanitary, and Space used must be clean, safe, sanitary, and

appropriate for calming. appropriate for calming. Must terminate as soon as student has Must terminate as soon as student has

calmed. calmed.

New Requirements for the use of Time Out (continued) School district must develop time out School district must develop time out

policy/procedure, pursuant to 603 CMR policy/procedure, pursuant to 603 CMR 46.04(1)46.04(1) This will include process to obtain This will include process to obtain

principal approval to extend time-out principal approval to extend time-out beyond 30 minutes beyond 30 minutes based on the based on the “individual student’s continuing “individual student’s continuing agitation.”agitation.”

Physical Restraint DefinitionCurrentCurrent The use of bodily physical The use of bodily physical

force to limit a student’s force to limit a student’s freedom of movement.freedom of movement.

Does not include the Does not include the touching or holding of a touching or holding of a student , without the use of student , without the use of force, for the purpose of force, for the purpose of directing or supporting the directing or supporting the student. student.

01/01/201601/01/2016 Direct physical contact that Direct physical contact that

prevents or significantly restricts prevents or significantly restricts a student’s freedom of movement.a student’s freedom of movement.

Does not include:Does not include: Brief physical contact to Brief physical contact to

promote student safetypromote student safety Providing physical guidance Providing physical guidance

or prompting when teaching a or prompting when teaching a skill; redirecting attention; or skill; redirecting attention; or providing comfort; orproviding comfort; or

A physical escortA physical escort

Additional Prohibitions on the use of Physical Restraint. CurrentCurrent May not be used as:May not be used as:

1.1. punishment orpunishment or

2.2. In response to property In response to property destruction, disruption of destruction, disruption of school order, refusal to school order, refusal to comply with rules comply with rules directions, or verbal threats directions, or verbal threats unless harm standard is also unless harm standard is also met. met.

01/01/201601/01/2016 May Not Be Used:May Not Be Used:

1.1. As punishment/discipline; orAs punishment/discipline; or

2.2. In response to property In response to property destruction, disruption of destruction, disruption of school order, refusal to school order, refusal to comply with rules/directions, comply with rules/directions, or verbal threats unless harm or verbal threats unless harm standard is also met; orstandard is also met; or

con’tcon’t

Additional Prohibitions on Use of Physical Restraint (continued)

1/1/161/1/16 May Not Be Used:May Not Be Used:

33. When medically . When medically contraindicated(consider asthma, contraindicated(consider asthma, seizures, cardiac condition, seizures, cardiac condition, obesity, bronchitis, obesity, bronchitis, communication-related disability, communication-related disability, risk of vomiting, etc.); orrisk of vomiting, etc.); or

4.4. As a standard response for any As a standard response for any student. No written individual student. No written individual behavior plan or IEP may include behavior plan or IEP may include use of physical restraint as a use of physical restraint as a standard response to any behaviorstandard response to any behavior..

When May Physical Restraint Be Used?CurrentCurrent When non-physical When non-physical

interventions would not be interventions would not be effective, and the student’s effective, and the student’s behavior poses a threat of behavior poses a threat of imminent, serious, physical imminent, serious, physical harm to self and/or othersharm to self and/or others

1/1/161/1/16 Emergency procedure of last resort, Emergency procedure of last resort,

prohibited except when:prohibited except when: the student’s behavior poses a the student’s behavior poses a

threat of assault or imminent, threat of assault or imminent, serious, physical to self and/or serious, physical to self and/or others; others; andand

The student is not responsive to The student is not responsive to verbal directives or other lawful verbal directives or other lawful and less intrusive behavior and less intrusive behavior interventions, or such interventions interventions, or such interventions are deemed to be inappropriate are deemed to be inappropriate under the circumstancesunder the circumstances

Changes in Law re: Use of Prone Restraints (effective 01/01/2016) Prone Restraint -physical restraint in which Prone Restraint -physical restraint in which

a student is placed face down on floor or a student is placed face down on floor or another surface, and physical pressure is another surface, and physical pressure is applied to student’s body to keep student in applied to student’s body to keep student in face-down positionface-down position

Upcoming General Prohibition on Use of Prone Restraints1/1/16: Prone restraints prohibited, except on an individual 1/1/16: Prone restraints prohibited, except on an individual basis and under these circumstances:basis and under these circumstances:(1) Student has documented history of repeatedly causing (1) Student has documented history of repeatedly causing serious self-injuries and/or injuries to other students or serious self-injuries and/or injuries to other students or staff; andstaff; and(2) All other forms of physical restraint have failed to (2) All other forms of physical restraint have failed to ensure safety of student and/or others; andensure safety of student and/or others; and(3) There are no medical contraindications as documented (3) There are no medical contraindications as documented by a licensed physician; andby a licensed physician; and

(continued)(continued)

Prone Restraint (continued) (4)There is psychological or behavioral justification (4)There is psychological or behavioral justification

for the use of prone restraint and no psychological for the use of prone restraint and no psychological or behavioral contraindications, as documented by a or behavioral contraindications, as documented by a licensed mental health professional; andlicensed mental health professional; and

(5) Program has obtained consent to use prone (5) Program has obtained consent to use prone restraint in an emergency as set out in 603 restraint in an emergency as set out in 603 CMR46.03(1)(b), and the use is approved in writing CMR46.03(1)(b), and the use is approved in writing by principal; andby principal; and

(6) Program has documented all of the above before (6) Program has documented all of the above before using prone restraint and maintains the using prone restraint and maintains the documentation.documentation.

Duration of RestraintCurrentCurrent Must discontinue as Must discontinue as

soon as possible.soon as possible. Restraint beyond 20 Restraint beyond 20

minutes is “extended minutes is “extended restraint” subject to restraint” subject to additional reporting additional reporting requirements to DESE.requirements to DESE.

01/01/201601/01/2016 Must terminate as soon as student is Must terminate as soon as student is

no longer an immediate danger to no longer an immediate danger to himself or others, or the student himself or others, or the student indicates that he/she cannot breathe, or indicates that he/she cannot breathe, or if the student is observed to be in if the student is observed to be in severe distress, such as having severe distress, such as having difficulty breathing, or sustained or difficulty breathing, or sustained or prolonged coughing or crying.prolonged coughing or crying.

If student is restrained beyond 20 If student is restrained beyond 20 minutes, staff must obtain approval of minutes, staff must obtain approval of Principal. Approval must be based Principal. Approval must be based upon student’s continued agitation upon student’s continued agitation justifying need for continued restraint.justifying need for continued restraint.

Restraint Safety Make sure student is able to breathe and speak.Make sure student is able to breathe and speak. Continuously monitor physical status, including skin Continuously monitor physical status, including skin

temperature, color and respiration.temperature, color and respiration. If student experiences physical distress --release If student experiences physical distress --release

restraint and seek medical assistance immediately.restraint and seek medical assistance immediately. Know students’ medical and psychological Know students’ medical and psychological

limitations, known or suspected trauma history (new limitations, known or suspected trauma history (new provision in 1/1/16 law), and/or behavior intervention provision in 1/1/16 law), and/or behavior intervention plans.plans.

Implement follow-up procedures after release from Implement follow-up procedures after release from restraint. Review incident with student and staff.restraint. Review incident with student and staff.

Reporting Requirements

CurrentCurrent Must report:Must report:

1.1. any restraint that lasts more any restraint that lasts more than 5 minutes; andthan 5 minutes; and

2.2. any restraint that results in any restraint that results in injuryinjury

1/1/161/1/16 Must report:Must report:

ALL RESTRAINTSALL RESTRAINTS

Reporting Timelines and Process Staff member must immediately verbally inform Staff member must immediately verbally inform

the Principal and must file a written report no later the Principal and must file a written report no later than next school daythan next school day

Principal must verbally inform the student’s Principal must verbally inform the student’s parents immediately and must send a detailed parents immediately and must send a detailed written report w/in 3 school days of restraintwritten report w/in 3 school days of restraint

May send report by first-class mail or by email to May send report by first-class mail or by email to an email address that parents provided for student-an email address that parents provided for student-related communication (new provision in 1/1/16 related communication (new provision in 1/1/16 law)law)

Reporting to DESE

CurrentCurrent Restraints resulting in Restraints resulting in

serious injury and extended serious injury and extended restraints must be reported restraints must be reported within 5 working dayswithin 5 working days

01/01/201601/01/2016 Restraints resulting in Restraints resulting in

serious injury must be serious injury must be reported within 3 working reported within 3 working daysdays

Reporting to DESENew Provision in 01/01/2016CurrentCurrent Maintain file of all Maintain file of all

restraints; file must be restraints; file must be available for review by available for review by DESE, upon request.DESE, upon request.

01/01/201601/01/2016 Report all physical restraints Report all physical restraints

to DESE in annual report in to DESE in annual report in manner/form directed by manner/form directed by DESE.DESE.

Individual Waiver of Reporting RequirementsCurrentCurrent Parents can agree to waive Parents can agree to waive

reporting requirements in reporting requirements in individual circumstances, individual circumstances, although not for extended although not for extended restraint or restraint restraint or restraint resulting in serious injury.resulting in serious injury.

01/01/201601/01/2016 NO INDIVIDUAL NO INDIVIDUAL

WAIVERSWAIVERS

Content of Report Names/job titles of those involved, including Names/job titles of those involved, including

observersobservers Date and time began/time endedDate and time began/time ended Name of administrator verbally informedName of administrator verbally informed Name of Principal/designee who approved Name of Principal/designee who approved

restraint beyond 20 minutes (new provision in restraint beyond 20 minutes (new provision in 1/1/16 law)1/1/16 law)

What was happening before restraintWhat was happening before restraint Efforts used to prevent escalation of behavior, Efforts used to prevent escalation of behavior,

including specific de-escalation strategies used including specific de-escalation strategies used (new provision in 1/1/16 law) con’t(new provision in 1/1/16 law) con’t

Content of Report Alternatives to restraint that were attemptedAlternatives to restraint that were attempted Justification for initiating restraintJustification for initiating restraint Description of holds used and why they were Description of holds used and why they were

necessarynecessary Description of student’s behavior and reaction Description of student’s behavior and reaction

during restraint, and any medical care givenduring restraint, and any medical care given Information regarding further actions school has Information regarding further actions school has

taken or may taketaken or may take Information regarding opportunities for student’s Information regarding opportunities for student’s

parents to discuss restraint with schoolparents to discuss restraint with school

Additional New Provisions in 01/1/2016 Law Administrative Review by PrincipalAdministrative Review by Principal Weekly Individual Student ReviewWeekly Individual Student Review Monthly School Wide ReviewMonthly School Wide Review

Principal’s Monthly School Wide Review Consider patterns, number, duration, Consider patterns, number, duration,

injuriesinjuries Assess whether restraint prevention and Assess whether restraint prevention and

management policy needs to be modifiedmanagement policy needs to be modified Assess whether additional staff training on Assess whether additional staff training on

restraint reduction/prevention strategies is restraint reduction/prevention strategies is neededneeded

Principal’s Weekly Individual Student Review Identify students restrained multiple times during Identify students restrained multiple times during

weekweek Convene review team(s) to assess each student’s Convene review team(s) to assess each student’s

progress and needsprogress and needs Review and discuss written reportsReview and discuss written reports Analyze factors leading up to restraintAnalyze factors leading up to restraint Consider factors that may have contributed to Consider factors that may have contributed to

escalation of behaviorsescalation of behaviors Develop written action planDevelop written action plan Goal is to reduce or eliminate future restraintGoal is to reduce or eliminate future restraint

New Provisions to Include in Policy/Procedures (as of 01/01/2016) Methods to engage parents in discussions Methods to engage parents in discussions

about restraint prevention and use of about restraint prevention and use of restraint solely as an emergency procedurerestraint solely as an emergency procedure

Description and explanation of program’s Description and explanation of program’s alternatives to physical restraint and method alternatives to physical restraint and method of physical restraint in emergency situationsof physical restraint in emergency situations

If time-out used, procedure to obtain If time-out used, procedure to obtain approval for use of time out > 30 minutesapproval for use of time out > 30 minutes

New Provisions to Include in Policy/Procedures (as of 01/01/2016) Use of time-out as a behavior support strategy Use of time-out as a behavior support strategy

distinct from seclusiondistinct from seclusion Alternatives to restraint in emergency Alternatives to restraint in emergency

circumstancescircumstances Consider known or suspected trauma history of Consider known or suspected trauma history of

studentstudent Impact of physical restraint on student and family Impact of physical restraint on student and family

(psychological, physiological, social-emotional, (psychological, physiological, social-emotional, etc.) –for in depth-training onlyetc.) –for in depth-training only

ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY (AUP)(Condensed staff version)

1.   All users must sign the following policy prior to 1.   All users must sign the following policy prior to using computers anywhere on Sutton Public using computers anywhere on Sutton Public School District (SPSD) property.School District (SPSD) property.

2.   Failure to abide by any of the rules in the AUP 2.   Failure to abide by any of the rules in the AUP may result in may result in

a.  disciplinary actiona.  disciplinary action   i.  termination of computer usage i.  termination of computer usage

ii.  termination of network ii.  termination of network privilegesprivileges

2.   Failure to abide by any of the rules in the AUP 2.   Failure to abide by any of the rules in the AUP may result in (cont.)may result in (cont.)

b. criminal consequencesb. criminal consequences

                  i.  notification of appropriate law i.  notification of appropriate law enforcement agenciesenforcement agencies

                ii.  legal prosecution.ii.  legal prosecution.

Personal Safety

Users agree that they will NOTUsers agree that they will NOT

1.1. post any personal information at Internet-based post any personal information at Internet-based sites.sites.

2.2. meet people with whom they have made contact meet people with whom they have made contact online without the consent of a parent. online without the consent of a parent.

SecuritySecurityUsers agree that they will NOTUsers agree that they will NOT

1.1. fail to notify a technology staff member / fail to notify a technology staff member / administrator if they administrator if they

a.a. encounter security issues.encounter security issues.b.b. believe someone is accessing their account.believe someone is accessing their account.

2.2. hack into any part of the school network or initiate hack into any part of the school network or initiate any hacking activities from the school network.any hacking activities from the school network.

3.3. introduce or generate computer viruses. introduce or generate computer viruses.   

Illegal Activities

Users agree that they will NOT1.    access any unauthorized system or data.2.    log in using another user’s password.3.    deliberately impair or destroy computer

systems or data.4.    use the schools’ network for illegal

activities.5.    copy or remove software from the school

network.

PlagiarismPlagiarism

Users agree that they will NOTUsers agree that they will NOT

1.    plagiarize. 1.    plagiarize.

2.    violate copyright laws.2.    violate copyright laws.

  

Inappropriate Behavior and Inappropriate Behavior and Activities Activities

Users agree that they will NOTUsers agree that they will NOT1.1. use obscene, threatening or disrespectful language use obscene, threatening or disrespectful language

and/or materials.and/or materials.2.2. engage in unauthorized commercial activity or engage in unauthorized commercial activity or

political lobbying.political lobbying.3.3. discuss/transmit highly sensitive/confidential discuss/transmit highly sensitive/confidential

school department information.school department information.4.4. broadcast messages/lists, subscribe to list-broadcast messages/lists, subscribe to list-

services/newsgroups or participate in discussion services/newsgroups or participate in discussion groups/chat rooms, without expressed prior groups/chat rooms, without expressed prior permission and supervision.permission and supervision.

Inappropriate Behavior and Inappropriate Behavior and Activities (cont.)Activities (cont.)

Users agree that they will NOTUsers agree that they will NOT5.5. download files that do not have an educational download files that do not have an educational

purpose. Games, file sharing software, MP3 files purpose. Games, file sharing software, MP3 files or other non-educational materials should not be or other non-educational materials should not be downloaded. downloaded.

6.   download, install, or use Instant Messaging or 6.   download, install, or use Instant Messaging or chat software.chat software.

7.   access personal e-mail accounts during 7.   access personal e-mail accounts during instructional time. instructional time.

  

Inappropriate Behavior and Inappropriate Behavior and Activities (cont.)Activities (cont.)

Users agree that they will NOTUsers agree that they will NOT8.   send e-mail that is required for an 8.   send e-mail that is required for an

educational purpose without the teacher’s educational purpose without the teacher’s permission/supervision . (Should pass permission/supervision . (Should pass through the teacher’s e-mail account.)through the teacher’s e-mail account.)

9. let students use computers without 9. let students use computers without supervision by a member of the faculty or supervision by a member of the faculty or staff.staff.

Inappropriate Behavior and Inappropriate Behavior and Activities (cont.)Activities (cont.)

Users agree that they will NOTUsers agree that they will NOT

  1010. participate in other types of use that would . participate in other types of use that would cause congestion of the network or interfere with cause congestion of the network or interfere with the work of others.the work of others.

11.11. attempt to override/bypass any filters/blocks on attempt to override/bypass any filters/blocks on the computer system without prior permission of the computer system without prior permission of

the supervising staff member.the supervising staff member.

Account ResponsibilitiesAccount ResponsibilitiesUsers agree that they WILLUsers agree that they WILL

1.  only save educational files to:1.  only save educational files to:

a.     their personal network directory (H:\drive)a.     their personal network directory (H:\drive)

b.    a designated “shared” network folderb.    a designated “shared” network folder

c.     a portable storage device (e.g. USB “flash” c.     a portable storage device (e.g. USB “flash” drive).drive).

(Files should not be saved to C:\ drives or (Files should not be saved to C:\ drives or unauthorized areas of the network.)unauthorized areas of the network.)

2. remove unnecessary files from the SPSD network 2. remove unnecessary files from the SPSD network as soon as possible. as soon as possible.

Account Responsibilities (cont.)Account Responsibilities (cont.)

Users are reminded thatUsers are reminded that  1.    accounts are provided as a courtesy and can be 1.    accounts are provided as a courtesy and can be

withdrawn if violations occur.withdrawn if violations occur.2.    all messages and information created, sent or 2.    all messages and information created, sent or

retrieved on the network are the property of retrieved on the network are the property of SPSD. SPSD.

3. copies of all information created, sent or retrieved 3. copies of all information created, sent or retrieved are stored on the computer network’s back-up are stored on the computer network’s back-up files. SPSD reserves the right to access and files. SPSD reserves the right to access and monitor all messages and files on the computer monitor all messages and files on the computer system as it deems necessary and appropriate. system as it deems necessary and appropriate.

Account Responsibilities (cont.)Account Responsibilities (cont.)

Users are reminded thatUsers are reminded that4. the SPSD assumes no responsibility for any:4. the SPSD assumes no responsibility for any:

a.a. unauthorized charges of fees. unauthorized charges of fees.b.b. financial obligations arising out of financial obligations arising out of unauthorized use of the system for the unauthorized use of the system for the purchase of products or services. purchase of products or services.c.c. cost /liability/damages caused by violation cost /liability/damages caused by violation of of these guidelines. these guidelines.d.d. unauthorized information/materials that are unauthorized information/materials that are transferred through the SPSD network. transferred through the SPSD network.